Housewives for 42 March on Salem Aids Highway 42
About 66 women from Coquille Powers Remote Bridge and Broadbent sailed on two Greyhound buses to Salem for meetings with Governor Holmes the State Highway Commission and the State Legislature. The march featured 20 foot signs declaring Housewives for 42 as groups from additional areas joined en route. A luncheon was planned at Meier and Franks in Salem as part of the protest.
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Coquille
Powers
Remote
Bridge
Broadbent
Greyhound
Salem
Holmes
State Highway Commission
Highway 42
Bob Powrie
Meier & Franks
Herald
Housewives for 42 push for Highway 42 improvements
Seventy seven Coos County Housewives for 42 visited Governor Holmes and officials of Oregon State Highway to demand funding and completion of Highway 42. They called on the governor, met with engineers, and sang a campaign hymn promising continued action until the troubled highway is improved.
District grid race tightens as Coquille pulls ahead
Coquille takes a 4 yard run by Gary Larsen and Pat ais adds the extra point before time runs out. Myrtle Point battles to the Myrtle Point eleven yard line on a Waggoner pass to Simpson before Bruce oae brings him down. Final district game at Reedsport looms Friday with four teams still contending for the title and Bandon holding first with one loss and one tie. If Bandon loses to Siuslaw, one of Myrtle Point Reedsport Newport remains poised to claim the crown.
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Gary Larsen
Patais
Coquille
Waggoner
Simpson
Myrtle Point
Bruce Oae
Reedsport
Bandon
Newport
Siuslaw
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The readable portion does not contain named persons places organizations or concrete events to summarize into a formal news item.
Council Weighs Water Supply Methods and Filtration Plan
City council weighs options to meet spring and summer water needs. Filtration is favored after tests show river water quality declines in warm months and wells prove unfit due to minerals. A sewer hookup levy was also approved.
Price Quota for 1954 Chevrolet Pickup Exchange
An administrator seeks a price quote for a 1954 Chevrolet pickup in exchange for a quota pickup. The offer notes a four speed transmission and suggests a value tied to a high capacity exchange deal.
Proclamation Observes Veterans Day in Myrtle Point
Mayor Elden Brodie proclaims November 11 1957 as Veterans Day urging citizens, businesses, veteran groups, and officials to join state ceremonies. The notice is signed and sealed in Myrtle Point Oregon on November 4 1957. Includes local ads for heating oils and rental listings.
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Elden Brodie
United States
State of
Oregon
Eldon
Myrtle Point
State Committee
Speak to Pioneers Saturday November 9 at Coos-Curry museum
Myrtle Point editor Vaughan of the Oregon Historical Quarterly will speak to Coos Curry Pioneer and Historical Association members at the North Bend museum on Saturday November 9. The program starts at 1 00 with a noon potluck lunch, followed by a business meeting and a directors meeting to plan moving relics and opening the museum to the public. All interested are welcome to attend in the park for a picnic or potluck.
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Myrtle Point
Thomas Vaughan
Portland
Oregon Historical Quarterly
Coos-Curry Pioneer and Historical Association
Coos-Curry Museum
North Bend
Bulding
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